
Tuned to Yesterday
10 p.m. to midnight - Nightly
Decades ago, WRVO Public Media began broadcasting old-time radio with a small collection comprising 20 reel-to-reel tapes. Today the collection includes nearly 7,000 reels and over 20,000 broadcasts.
"Tuned to Yesterday" is public radio's premier old-time radio show, hosted by Mark Lavonier. The highest quality broadcasts are restored and played as they were heard years and years ago. You'll hear programs like "The Whistler," "The Jack Benny Show," "Fibber McGee and Molly," "Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy," and "Gunsmoke" -- spanning all genres.
Visit the "Tuned to Yesterday" schedules page, available here.
Ways To Subscribe
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Series: Leatherstocking Tales “The Deerslayer” Part 9 & 10 1932 Syndicated, Frankenstein Part 9 & 10 1931 Syndicated.
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Romance: Mercury Summer Theater “The Golden Honeymoon / Romeo and Juliet” 8/2/46 CBS, Romance “Heatherstone Revisited” 5/28/55 CBS.
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Crime: Line-Up “The Cigar Box Boys Case” 2/15/51 CBS, I Was a Communist For the FBI “Little Red Schoolhouse” 4/13/52 Syndicated.
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Comedy: Texaco Star Theater / Fred Allen Show 1/9/44 CBS / AFRS, Red Skelton Show “Jealousy” 1/28/47 NBC.
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Horror: Dark Fantasy “Spawn of the Sandman” 2/27/42 NBC, Suspense “The Dead Alive” 3/9/53 CBS.
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Science Fiction: X Minus One “Protection” 3/20/57 NBC, Escape “The Earthmen” 7/25/51 CBS.
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Mystery: Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons “The Mother’s Plea Murder Case” 4/23/52 NBC, Box 13 “Speed to Burn” 6/26/49 Syndicated.
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Sitcom: My Favorite Husband “Dinner for Twelve” 1950 CBS / AFRS, Great Gildersleeve “Leroy gets the Flu” 2/17/46 NBC.